{"id":40265,"date":"2025-07-08T13:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/?page_id=40265"},"modified":"2026-04-09T02:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:32:06","slug":"program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/violin-2026\/program\/","title":{"rendered":"Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Concours 2026 – PROGRAM<\/h2>\n

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Virtuosity Without Borders<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From the First Round to the Grand Final, buy your tickets now to the different rounds of the Concours 2026.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


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FIRST ROUND
\n5 SESSIONS<\/span><\/b>
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In this First Round, each competitor has 30 minutes to shine by performing a work by J.S. Bach, Telemann, or another Baroque composer, a work showcasing the competitor\u2019s virtuosity (Bazzini, Ernst, Paganini, Saint-Sa\u00ebns, Sarasate, Waxman, Wieniawski), a work of the competitor\u2019s choice from a third musical period.
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\nBourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts<\/b>
\n1339, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal (Qu\u00e9bec) H3G 1G2
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FIRST ROUND – SESSION #1<\/b>
Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 1:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

5 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

FIRST ROUND – SESSION #2
<\/b>Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

4 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

FIRST ROUND – SESSION #3<\/b>
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

5 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

FIRST ROUND – SESSION #4<\/b>
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

4 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

FIRST ROUND – SESSION #5<\/b>
Friday, May 29, 2026, 1:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

6 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n


Friday, May 29, 2026, 6:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Announcement of the ten Semifinalists<\/span>
Robert-Trempe Junior Jury Prize
Baroque Prize<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TICKETS AND PACKAGES<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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SEMIFINAL
\n3 SESSIONS<\/b><\/span>
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At this stage of the Concours, each competitor must present a carefully selected 50-minute program comprising of a complete sonata by Bart\u00f3k, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Enescu, Faur\u00e9, Franck, Jan\u00e1\u010dek, Prokofiev, Ravel, Schnittke, Schumann, Schubert or R. Strauss, a work of the competitor\u2019s choice, by any composer, and a work of the competitor\u2019s choice, by a Canadian composer.
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\nBourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts<\/b>
\n1339, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal (Qu\u00e9bec) H3G 1G2
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SEMIFINAL – SESSION #1
<\/b><\/strong><\/span>Saturday, May 30, 2026, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

3 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

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PRE-SESSION TALK
Sunday, May 31, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Guylaine Tremblay<\/a>, Spokesperson
and Lucie Robert<\/a>, President of the Jury<\/span>

Free admission<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SEMIFINAL <\/b><\/strong><\/span> – SESSION #2
<\/b><\/strong><\/span>Sunday, May 31, 2026, 1:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

4 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

SEMIFINAL <\/b><\/strong><\/span> – SESSION #3
<\/b><\/strong><\/span>Sunday, May 31, 2026, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

3 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sunday, May 31, 2026, <\/strong><\/span>10:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Announcement of the five Finalists<\/span>
Prize for Best interpretation of a sonata during the Se<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>mifinal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TICKETS AND PACKAGES<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nFINAL
\nTWO ROUNDS<\/b><\/span>
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The Final of the Concours 2026 will be presented in two stages. It promises unforgettable moments of music, where every note carries the hope of victory. For this final stage, the five finalists, and then the three grand finalists, will be accompanied by the Orchestre symphonique de Montr\u00e9al \u2014 the Concours' official orchestra \u2014 under the baton of Guest Conductor Sascha Goetzel.
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\nMaison symphonique de Montr\u00e9al<\/b>
\n1600, Saint-Urbain Street, Montreal (Qu\u00e9bec) H2X 0S1
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Final \u2013 Mozart Round
<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 7:30 p.m.<\/span>
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Presented in partnership with<\/span><\/span>
Alfid Services Immobiliers
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5 finalists<\/span><\/p>\n


Wednesday, June 3, 2026,<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a010<\/strong><\/span>:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Announcement of the three Grand finalists<\/p>\n

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Grand final<\/span>
Thursday, June 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span>
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3 grand finalists<\/span><\/p>\n

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CLOSING CEREMONY<\/b><\/span>
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\nPresented in partnership with
\nSandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation<\/b>
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\nMaison symphonique de Montr\u00e9al<\/b>
\n1600, Saint-Urbain Street, Montreal (Qu\u00e9bec) H2X 0S1
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Thursday, June 4, 2026, 10:00 p.m.
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PRIZES AND GRANTS<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMINI VIOLINI<\/b><\/span>
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\nOfficial sponsor
\nSpinelli<\/b>
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Alongside the main competition events of the Concours, Mini Violini offers a memorable encounter with talented young violinists between the ages of 10 and 14. Come and meet the four young violinists of Mini Violini 2026 and discover these talented, virtuoso and prodigious artists.
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\nBourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts<\/b>
\n1339, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal (Qu\u00e9bec) H3G 1G2
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Mini Violini: The Four Seasons
Saturday, May 30, 2026, 1:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Laura Jin<\/a> (Australia)
Sacha Jorba-Wu<\/a> (Canada)
Iza Kamnitzer<\/a> (Canada)
<\/span>Ria Kang<\/a> (United States)<\/p>\n

TICKETS AND PACKAGES<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nTHE CONCOURS ON THE ROAD<\/b><\/span>
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\nPresented in partnership with
\nLeclerc Leprohon Collection<\/b>
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\nThe Concours musical international de Montr\u00e9al ventures beyond the Competition itself to offer even more people an unprecedented musical experience offers a unique musical experience to an even wider audience, with the Concours On the Road.\u202f
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SUNDAY, MAY 31<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u2022 Centre d’art de Richmond<\/strong>, Richmond<\/span>
\u2022 Concerts sur le fleuve<\/strong>, \u00cele des S\u0153urs<\/span>
\u2022 Le Vaisseau d’art<\/strong>, Farnham<\/span><\/p>\nINFORMATION and TICKETS<\/span><\/a>\n

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HOME - CONCOURS 2026<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

TICKETS AND PACKAGES<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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